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At a glance: Board adopts votes on historic resources, grade separation, park grants, energy committee and fare rejection
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved multiple ordinances and resolutions affecting planning, transportation, parks grants, energy‑efficiency governance and redevelopment projects.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a number of roll‑call actions on March 23. Below are the key outcomes, with vote tallies and brief context drawn from the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Item 11 — Ordinance amending the Market & Octavia Area Plan to integrate historic resource survey results: Passed; two supervisors (Dufty and Daly) recused themselves after disclosing proximity to parcels; roll call showed 8 ayes and the ordinance was finally passed.
- Item 25 — Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply for state grade‑separation funds ($5,000,000) for Gerald Avenue railroad grade separation: Adopted by roll call, 10–0. Sponsor Supervisor Maxwell said the joint powers board will collaborate and include first‑source hiring language in bid documents.
- Items 26 & 27 — Loan/guarantee to the Community Center Project (1800 Market Street): Adopted; roll call 9–1 (see separate article for details).
- Item 28 — Resolution reallocating approximately $2,100,000 in Proposition 40 grant funds among two Golden Gate Park capital projects: Adopted by roll call, 10–0.
- Item 29 — Ordinance creating an energy efficiency steering committee (administrative code amendments): Passed on first reading; sponsors described the committee’s role to guide energy‑efficiency program allocation and community engagement.
- Items 34 & 35 — Land Use/Econ Dev committee reports: Item 34 (planning code amendments for parking/garage installations in specified neighborhoods) passed first reading, 10–0. Item 35 (resolution opposing Proposition 16, which would impose a two‑thirds vote requirement for local public electricity providers) was adopted without objection.
- Item 31 — Resolution authorizing $600,000 of Bayview tax‑increment funds for the Newcomb Avenue model‑block streetscape improvements: Adopted, 10–0 (covered in separate article).
- Item 33 — Resolution authorizing submission of a design‑build application for a community facilities demonstration project at Hunters Point Shipyard and related findings: Adopted as amended, 10–0 (covered in separate article).
- Item 39 — Motion rejecting proposed SFMTA fare changes (including premium passes for express routes and cable car changes): Motion approved on roll call, 10–0. Sponsors cited equity concerns and asked for continued review of Muni’s spending options and labor concessions.
Several of the items above were discussed in committee reports or during public hearings earlier in the session. Wherever grants, loans or appropriations were involved, the board record includes discussion of funding sources, interagency coordination, local hiring goals, and follow‑up reporting expectations.
